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Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry

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corinne_schro's review

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

abbierose_m's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

This book shouldn’t work but it does. McMurtry is so great. Even though this one is more famous and can stand on its own, the payoff for reading Moving On (and I guess All My Friends…) first is so, so worth it. Not sad until the last 70 pages and is actually farcically funny for most of it. I love these books. Be warned it does reflect some callous and at times shocking attitudes toward intimate partner violence, as all of his books unfortunately do, which in this case leads to one truly insane scene that does not hold up at all and probably didn’t work at the time either. But the rest is transcendent and deeply real. Cried hardest at the closing mention of my beloved great Houston trees.

If you haven’t seen the movie, DON’T read the back of the book. If you have seen the movie, the pacing of the book is completely different and it’s supposed to be that way!

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chandlabing1987's review

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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jessies's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jenmat1197's review

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is the story of Aurora and her daughter Emma. Aurora - whose entire world needs to revolve around her - is a widow how has had many suitors since her husband died. Her grown daughter, Emma,is who she worries the most about. Worried Emma married the wrong man, and when Emma is diganosed with caner - worried of what will become of her daughter's baby if Emma dies.

This was an okay book. I remember watching the movie years ago, and the book seems very different from what I remember. I have it in my head that the movie was mostly about Emma's cancer, but I might not be correct about this. So the book was startling when it was mostly about Aurora and her relationships. The book is rambilng. Emma's diagnosis is a quick part at the end. Just different than I expected.

hopefullyeverafter's review

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

pbraue13's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

If you're a fan of the movie I am sure this book will satisfy you and for those who haven't seen it you're bound to fall for Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma.